NASSER HUSSAIN: England's superb fielding really caught out Pakistan

When I think back to my England side and others during my era there is really no comparison to the team that Andrew Strauss and Andy Flower are building so impressively.

This is a thoroughly professional, young, energetic, hungry, ruthless outfit. It really is exciting to think what they might achieve.

How a team catches and fields can often be a revealing indicator of their mindset, a benchmark if you like, and you can see how switched on and focused England are by the phenomenal way they fielded in this crushing first Test victory - as Paul Collingwood' s spectacular catch to dismiss Umar Gul showed.

Safe hands: Paul Collingwood completes yet another superb catch

Contrast that with Pakistan and there you have the difference between these sides at Trent Bridge. The tourists were terrible in the field, none more so than Kamran Akmal who put in as bad a performance as I have ever seen from a wicketkeeper in a Test match.

Just think back to a week or so ago at Headingley and this Pakistan side that have just been hammered by England were defeating Australia in similar conditions to those we have seen in Nottingham.

OK, Ricky Ponting cocked-up and decided to bat in Leeds which helped
Pakistan considerably, but you have to say that, when you think about a
certain series that is coming up this winter, you have to be encouraged
by the last two weeks.

If the Ashes were taking place next week in England then you would fancy Strauss's men to win but conditions are key when we look at Brisbane in November.

England are now a formidable side in the right conditions but what they have to think about now is making a similar impact when everything is not totally in their favour.

That is the next step for them and I know it is one that they will be working on because this set-up leaves nothing to chance.

I thought Pakistan would win one Test in this series but I'm not sure now if conditions continue to favour swing bowling. The statistics will tell you that they are a worse batting side than Bangladesh.

Yes, Pakistan are trying to move forward with a young team under Salman Butt but you have to have some experience around you. When I became England captain we picked young players like Michael Vaughan, but I was also keen to have the likes of Mike Atherton, Alec Stewart and Darren Gough around me.

Butterfingers: Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal (right)

Butt should not be afraid to welcome back Mohammed Yousuf now he has been called up to the squad.

England may certainly go on to win this series comfortably. And I have no doubt that the two batsmen who might be a concern - Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen - will both get it right sooner or later. These are happy times to be an England fan.